During a white-hot summer on the idyllic Greek island of Hydra, two girls fall into one another’s lives to devastating effect. When Samantha, a young, impressionable American, meets Naomi, a Brit with a taste for danger, their relationship quickly takes on a special intensity. Amid the sun, sea & high society of island life, their imaginations are sparked when one day they find a young Arab man, Faoud, washed up on shore, a casualty of the crisis raging across the Aegean. But when their seemingly simple plan to help the stranger goes wrong, all must face the horrific consequences they have set in motion. Sinister & ravishing, Beautiful Animals tells the story of two worlds colliding. It exposes the dark heart of friendship, & shows just how often the road to hell is paved with the best of intentions. ...

The best intentions can be deadly During a white-hot summer on the idyllic Greek island of Hydra, two girls fall into one another`s lives to devastating effect. When Samantha, a young, impressionable American, meets Naomi, a Brit with a taste for danger, their relationship quickly takes on a special intensity. Amid the sun, sea & high society of island life, their imaginations are sparked when one day they find a young Arab man, Faoud, washed up on shore, a casualty of the crisis raging across the Aegean. But when their seemingly simple plan to help the stranger goes wrong, all must face the horrific consequences they have set in motion. ...

Having spent some time in Rome, Antonio
- the handsomest young man in Catania
- returns to his native town with the reputation

...

Beautiful Beasts is an amazing collection of creatures from the past & present, be astonished by this wonderful menagerie of weird & magnificent animals. Beautiful Beasts is inspired by the successful 2014 QED title Animals, which showcased wonderfully illustrated creatures as never seen before. In the same vein as Animals, discover terrifying teeth, huge horns, extraordinary necks & so much more. With more than 150 lavishly illustrated animals from the past & present, there is so much to look at & discuss. This book features 64 pages of zoological wonders that will delight animal lovers, dinosaur fans & fantasy creature enthusiasts alike. ...

New Zealand has an abundance of beautiful birds, from the iconic kiwi through the common garden birds to the magnificent seabirds of the southern ocean. Beautiful birds of New Zealand by Rod Morris & Alison Balance is a celebration of their fascinating diversity. Covering a selection of 100 species arranged according to their natural habitat & ecological role, Beautiful Birds of New Zealand

Includes:: the unusual as well as the familiar, with birds from the suburbs featuring alongside species found on remote islands & rare natives as well as naturalised game birds. Each species is stunningly illustrated throughout with a full page colour photograph coupled with an informative text on habits & habitats. A must for birding enthusiasts.

...

This inspirational new guidebook is the must-have accessory for new parents that want to get outdoors with their little ones. The 50 buggy-friendly walks range from an easy mile`s amble around a stunning lake to a five-mile countryside tour of Northumberland`s rugged, castle-spattered l&. All are easy, with no stiles or other obstacles
- but all are spectacular walks in their own right. The routes are brought to life with beautiful photography, practical & inspiring design & imaginative writing with suggestions for picnic spots, play spots & points of interest along the way. Cool facts & anecdotes about the area are included in the info panel along with a quick-ref guide to each walk (how far; how easy; how long (walking time); plus `rest & refresh` info). A route map, detailed directions plus info on how to get to each start point are included, as are further-info websites & which OS map to use. Highlights include a trip to Yorkshire`s breathtaking Aysgarth Falls, coastal strolls taking in Sussex`s iconic Seven Sisters, easy breezes over spectacular Lake District scenery & walks around crumbling abbey ruins in Yorkshire.
...

One Saturday night, in a city surrounded by desert & oversaturated with glitter is Newell Ewing. With his older, socially maladjusted mate Kenny, the two embark on Newell`s first Saturday night out on the town in Vegas. Newell is twelve years old. Before the sun rises Newell has disappeared, never to be seen again. Newell`s suburbanite parents, Lincoln & Lorraine, are racked with mounting grief as their marriage begins to unravel during the unfathomable year that follows his disappearance. Bing Biderbixxe is an illustrator on a professional visit to Sin City on a hot summer day. He meets Cheri Blossom, a stripper known for her eye-popping pyrotechnic stage performance. Offstage, her drug- & porn-running boyfriend, Pony Boy, is cheating on her. With exacting suspense & original technique, Bock`s panoply of Vegas dispossessed quietly exert their influence on Newell`s fate. From the new suburban shimmer of the Ewing home, to the gaudy misery of Vegas strip clubs, to the desperate holes & punk-rock desert parties where an underclass of the marginal & meek are ignored & forgotten, Charles Bock takes us on a trip to the dark heart of America. Beautiful Children mines the humanity of its characters as it rushes head on towards a spectacular tragedy & powerful redemption. ...

Is falling in love the beginning... Or the end? In Ethan Wate`s hometown there lies the darkest of secrets. There is a girl. Slowly, she pulled the hood from her head. Green eyes, black hair. Lena Duchannes. There is a curse. On the Sixteenth Moon, the Sixteenth Year, the Book will take what it`s been promised. & no one can stop it. In the end, there is a grave. Lena & Ethan become bound together by a deep, powerful love. But Lena is cursed & on her sixteenth birthday, her fate will be decided. Ethan never even saw it coming. Don`t miss the Warner Brothers & Alcon Entertainment blockbuster movie of Beautiful Creatures directed by Richard La Gravenese (P.S. I Love You) & featuring an all star cast including Emma Thompson, Jeremy Irons, Viola Davies & hot young Hollywood talent Alice Englert, Alden Ehrenreich & Emmy Rossum. Praise for Beautiful Creatures: ” This novel has been generating Twilight-level buzz”. (Teen Vogue). About the authors: @kamigarciais a superstitious American southerner who can make biscuits by hand & pies from scratch! She attended George Washington University & is a teacher & reading specialist. She lives in Los Angeles, California with her family. @mstohlhas written & designed many successful video games, which is why her two beagles are named Zelda & Kirby. She has degrees from Yale & Stanford Universities in the US & has also studied in the prestigious creative writing department at UEA, Norwich. She lives in Santa Monica, California with her family. Also available in the Beautiful Creatures series: Beautiful Darkness, Beautiful Chaos & Beautiful Redemption. Don`t miss the brand new Dangerous Creatures series, set in the world of Beautiful Creatures. Exclusive ebook novellas also available: Dream Dark Dangerous Dream. ...

Beautiful Darkness is the second bewitching instalment in the bestselling love story Beautiful Creatures
- a romance that is bound
...

Each book in this series contains 30 different postcards featuring the finest champion breeds or models, all perforated for easy removal. They are perfect quirky cards for sending to friends of family, or you may fall in love with them & just keep them for yourself. ...